Austin Update

Hey Everyone. This is Amy's sister, Natalie. Amy asked me to come and do a quick update for everyone.

First of all, Amy is doing really well. She was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday morning and has been recovering well. She doesn't have Internet at home, so it is hard for her to update the blog or emails for anyone. So, you can call her if you need an update. I will also try my hardest to keep this updated. Please remember that Amy is spending most her time in the ICU with Austin and can't have her cell phone on while in that area of the hospital, so if she doesn't answer, just leave her a message and she will TRY to return calls when she leaves.

Austin is doing alright. He was moved to the children's hospital on Tuesday morning. They have been taking really good care of him. They did some test a few days ago and found that his heart IS missing the pulmonary artery. They thought it might be there, but after they were able to really look with the better machines, they determined that it is not there. So, right now, the plan is to let Austin grow for about 4 to 6 weeks before doing the surgery. They had him on a breathing tube the past few days, but they took him off that yesterday morning and he was able to eat his first meal last night (happy thanksgiving). Amy said that he really liked eating and he seemed very happy. That is a very good sign. So, they are going to try to send him home sometime next week to let him grow. I am sure that Amy will not want a lot of visitors at that time. So, please make sure you call before you go to her house. It is better if Austin doesn't get sick at this time. They will be training Amy and Chris on how to take care of Austin and will be sending home some monitors to keep tabs on Austin. They will also need to take Austin to the doctors a few times a week.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers! I know Amy and Chris really appreciate it at this time!